[CH] RE:Posole
Kit Anderson (kitridge@bigfoot.com)
Thu, 27 Aug 1998 09:43:29 -0500
Rich McCormack wrote;
> That brings possibilities to mind. I've got a dehydrator (as I'm
> sure most C-Hers do) and see no reason why nixtamal couldn't be
> dehydrated. I wonder if the posole mentioned above is dried nixtamal
> or dried fully cooked hominy. I've experimented with drying cooked
> beans. While fresh is best, the results were acceptable for camping
> and backpacking...or surviving Y2K :-{)>
Nixtamal will go rancid fairly quickly unless the germ is
removed from the kernels. I've never seen any techniques for
drying it but you can buy it dry and soak it overnight
before use. So it must be possible.
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Kit Anderson